Peek a boo......

Lakesrider · 04-30-2009, 04:16 PM

This guy/gal scared the Bajesus out of me when I walked out my front door just now. He was lounging on my deck in the sun, until I almost stepped on it.
Wow. Talk about having a coronary event.

.....

He/she was around last summer too. I think it lives under my deck in a large hole. I saw it when I was doing some adding on to the deck but didn't think it was a ground hog. I thought maybe a skunk or something. Funny but when I was staining the deck last weekend I thought I smelled something like a wet dog under there. I guess I know now!

Argie's Wife · 04-30-2009, 07:36 PM

Thanks for the laugh - that guy is too cute.

Have you named your new pet?

Skip · 04-30-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Thanks for the laugh - that guy is too cute.

Have you named your new pet?

Furry Lazy Less???

GusMan · 04-30-2009, 09:42 PM

Bahahahaha!

Furry Lazy Les.. too funny.

Was that little creature doing push-ups when you spied him??

Cheers...

Gusman

fatlazyless · 05-01-2009, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Skip

Furry Lazy Less???

Could be, it's free hand-outs of sunflower seeds, or something, that attracted it?

Lakesrider · 05-01-2009, 12:04 PM

Nope. I don't feed the animals. I only have a humming bird feeder. It has been living somewhere around here for a while. Posted pics of it from last year as well. I only see it maybe once or twice a year. It just shows up now and then, just to keep me on my toes.

Chickie · 05-01-2009, 12:56 PM

I used to plant a garden and fought the woodchucks (groundhogs) for years. Finally gave up planting and haven’t seen one around since. I wrote this poem while in the midst of my annual battle trying to outsmart those pesky critters.

Ode To A Woodchuck

Woodchuck poked his furry head,
From the hole beneath my shed,
Watched with awe and great suspense,
As I put up my garden fence,

And as I pounded the last pin,
Pondered how he might get in,
While I, in confidence assured,
Tender veggies were secured.

A glint of mischief in his eyes,
Fixed his gaze upon the prize,
Undeterred that cunning beast,
Lay prepared to have a feast.
And in spite of lofty plans,
Foiled them all and in he ran!

Once again I have been zapped,
By that malicious little chap,
He chucked all that he could see,
And never left one bean for me!

Argie's Wife · 05-01-2009, 02:02 PM

Well... You could name him after some famous groundhogs...

There's always "Portnoy" from Bloom County...

John A. Birdsall · 05-02-2009, 09:14 AM

Seems to me that the critter looking at the garden was saying "YES WE CAN"

so maybe give it the initials BHO

Slickcraft · 05-02-2009, 10:38 AM

I cut down a good size tree in the yard and the sections are laying on the lawn. So now I am wondering:
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

SteveA · 05-02-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Slickcraft

I cut down a good size tree in the yard and the sections are laying on the lawn. So now I am wondering:
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Appears this about covers it.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_w...uld_chuck_wood

And, according to the "Wall Street Journal" ...

http://www.raptureready.com/faq/faq50.html

If you Google "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? They report back about 126,000 posts that deal with the question.

Slickcraft · 05-03-2009, 05:42 AM

Thanks Steve, I just told my wife that there is less than 700 lbs of wood on the lawn and the woodchuck will take care of it. No need for me to bother!

wildwoodfam · 05-03-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

Thanks for the laugh - that guy is too cute.

Have you named your new pet?

Argie's Wife - Cleary you've not experienced the havoc this "cute" little RODENT can do to a garden yard, or neighborhood! Name it "BANG" as in the last sound it hears before it sprouts wings and heads to rodent heaven.

Argie's Wife · 05-04-2009, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by wildwoodfam

Argie's Wife - Cleary you've not experienced the havoc this "cute" little RODENT can do to a garden yard, or neighborhood! Name it "BANG" as in the last sound it hears before it sprouts wings and heads to rodent heaven.

Actually, I have...

When we moved in to our house 8 years ago, there was a family of three living in my front yard. I have about a third of an acre - just a little house lot, really. Place a house, pool, driveway and swingset on that and I have a postage stamp of a yard. That's where the rodents were living. They were cute but they weren't around for long...

But our neighbour across the street, Joe, decided to name them all "bang", like you've suggested.

So, when we talk of "Joe" it's to the tune of Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe"...

Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand

I'm going down to shoot some woodchucks
You know, I've caught 'em messin' around all over my land
I'm going down to shoot some woodchucks
You know, I've caught her messin' around all over my land
And that ain't too cool

Jmo77011 · 05-04-2009, 12:22 PM

Thanks for this pic! Too funny!

gtxrider · 05-11-2009, 12:10 PM

As Carl Spackler says in Caddy Shack "License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote. "

04-30-2009, 04:16 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Peek a boo...... This guy/gal scared the Bajesus out of me when I walked out my front door just now. He was lounging on my deck in the sun, until I almost stepped on it. Wow. Talk about having a coronary event. ..... He/she was around last summer too. I think it lives under my deck in a large hole. I saw it when I was doing some adding on to the deck but didn't think it was a ground hog. I thought maybe a skunk or something. Funny but when I was staining the deck last weekend I thought I smelled something like a wet dog under there. I guess I know now!

05-01-2009, 12:56 PM	#7
Chickie Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 367 Thanks: 0 Thanked 67 Times in 38 Posts	Ode To A Woodchuck I used to plant a garden and fought the woodchucks (groundhogs) for years. Finally gave up planting and haven’t seen one around since. I wrote this poem while in the midst of my annual battle trying to outsmart those pesky critters. Ode To A Woodchuck Woodchuck poked his furry head, From the hole beneath my shed, Watched with awe and great suspense, As I put up my garden fence, And as I pounded the last pin, Pondered how he might get in, While I, in confidence assured, Tender veggies were secured. A glint of mischief in his eyes, Fixed his gaze upon the prize, Undeterred that cunning beast, Lay prepared to have a feast. And in spite of lofty plans, Foiled them all and in he ran! Once again I have been zapped, By that malicious little chap, He chucked all that he could see, And never left one bean for me!

05-01-2009, 02:02 PM	#8
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	(Almost) Famous Groundhogs Well... You could name him after some famous groundhogs... There's always "Portnoy" from Bloom County...

05-02-2009, 09:14 AM	#9
John A. Birdsall Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 599 Thanks: 27 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	lil critter Seems to me that the critter looking at the garden was saying "YES WE CAN" so maybe give it the initials BHO

05-04-2009, 12:22 PM	#15
Jmo77011 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 86 Thanks: 60 Thanked 21 Times in 19 Posts	Too funny! Thanks for this pic! Too funny!

04-30-2009, 07:36 PM	#2
Argie's Wife Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Alton Posts: 1,908 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 533 Thanked 579 Times in 260 Posts	Thanks for the laugh - that guy is too cute. Have you named your new pet?

04-30-2009, 09:42 PM	#4
GusMan Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 124 Thanks: 0 Thanked 42 Times in 24 Posts	Bahahahaha! Furry Lazy Les.. too funny. Was that little creature doing push-ups when you spied him?? Cheers... Gusman

05-01-2009, 12:04 PM	#6
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Nope. I don't feed the animals. I only have a humming bird feeder. It has been living somewhere around here for a while. Posted pics of it from last year as well. I only see it maybe once or twice a year. It just shows up now and then, just to keep me on my toes.

05-02-2009, 10:38 AM	#10
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,245 Thanks: 1,190 Thanked 2,023 Times in 928 Posts	I cut down a good size tree in the yard and the sections are laying on the lawn. So now I am wondering: How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

05-03-2009, 05:42 AM	#12
Slickcraft Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Welch Island and West Alton Posts: 3,245 Thanks: 1,190 Thanked 2,023 Times in 928 Posts	Thanks Steve, I just told my wife that there is less than 700 lbs of wood on the lawn and the woodchuck will take care of it. No need for me to bother!

05-11-2009, 12:10 PM	#16
gtxrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Piscataway, NJ Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 24 Posts	Line from Caddy Shack As Carl Spackler says in Caddy Shack "License to kill gophers by the government of the United Nations. Man, free to kill gophers at will. To kill, you must know your enemy, and in this case my enemy is a varmint. And a varmint will never quit - ever. They're like the Viet Cong - Varmint Cong. So you have to fall back on superior intelligence and superior firepower. And that's all she wrote. "